Combined cooker and service device.



P. E; SPEAKS.

COMBINED COOKER AND SERVICE DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.25 I918.

1939,54 Patented Apr. 15,1919.

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P. E. SPEA.KS.. COMBINED COOKER AND SERVICE DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-25, I9I8. I 1,300,504. Eatented Apr. 15,1919.

COMBINED COOKER AND SERVICE DEVICE.

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To all whom it may (0mm.-

Be-it known that I. PERRY E. SPEAKS, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of l larrisburg, in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in (lombined ("coke/rs and Service Devices, of which the following is a specification.

T'liis invention relates to domestic cock ing vessels and particularly to combined cookers and service platters.

' An object of this invention is to provide a composite heating device, which may be employed for a plurality of uses and which maybe utilized for maintaini-ig heat under foods 'prior to and during their service.

1 A" further object of this invention is to produce a heating device which may use liquid fuel, said device having means for controlling the flame and the invention also contemplates the provision of novel means whereby the heater or stove may be detachably applied to a base and be employed successively with cooking or service equipment to economize in this respect. When a base and'the parts associated with it have been used'in a service-and the dish is i0\b( returned to the kitchen for purpose of having it cleansed. the stove may be removed and applied to another base and hence. as stated. an economy will result in the number of heating devices necessary in a certain equipment.

For hotel uses. where planked foodsare served, it is possible by the use of this invention to maintain the plank in a highly heated state. so that the foods served thereon will be kept hot, notwithstanding there may be delay in the serving of the food. T he invention has for its object furthermore the provision of a chafing dish or water pan which may be used in connection with a food receptacle and in this connection the hopper will be employed for maintaining the temperature of the water at such intensity as will serve to retain heat in the food while being served or sufiieient heat may be generated to cook the contents of the food receptacle. the said device. there fore. being capable of many uses as a combination heating-device.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists in the details Specification of Letters latent.

Patented 315: i iEle.

Application filed April 25, 1918. Serial No. 230.778.

of construction, and in the arrangement and cmnbination of parts to be hereii'iat'ter more i'ully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail. reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification. wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views. and in which- Figure 1 illustrates a view in elevation of a device en'ibodying my invention;

Fig. 2 illustrates a sectional view; and

Figs. 3,4 and 5 are detail views of the ceptacles used in connection with the base.

In these drawings 10 denotes the base having a plurality of draft apertures for the circulation of air to support combustion.

On the inside and on the bottom of the base. there is cleat 11 which forms a seat or socket for the reception of a flange 12 of a stove. thus constituting an anchorage for the stove at one end of the base. The stove also has :1 Flange 13. at the opposite end which is engaged by a pi voted latch 14. the pivot of the latch extencing through the bottom of the base and by the of the latch. which may be swung to position over the flange or clear of it. the stove is anchored or released.

The body 15 of the stove is rectangular and is supplied on its interior with an air sorhent. such as asbestos 16. and the top of the stove has a number at holes 17' through which the flame rises. The b of the stove has its sides 18 provided flanges 19 which are bent inwardly to "for ways 2-0 between the flanges and the sli and these Ways constitute clearances for Elie reception of flanges 21 of the damper the said damper having apertures which incide with the apertures in the top of the stove When the action of the stove is not to be controlled. When. however. it is desired to reduce the intensity of the heat. the damper may be moved so that the apertures of he damper and stove are out of alinemonk. or nearly out of alinement and this movement will result in restricting the opeuings through which the flame rises and the flame may be put out entirely by moving the damper so that the body of the damper covers the aperture of the stove.

The damper rod 23 extends from the damper through an aperture 524: in the base and the said damper rod may be supplied with a handle 25 by which it may be inanipulated, so that the flame may thus be controlled.

Said body has an outiv ardly extending flange 26 forming a seat and an upwardly extending rim 27, constituting ahousing for pans or for a plank Will presently appear.

Associated with the hopper and base are two nested receptacles 28 and 29, the former of which fits on the base and is designed to contain Water, whereas the latter pan fits in the former and constitutes a food tray. These pans may be employed in the capacit-y of an ordinary chafing dish or they may be used to retain heat in foods that have been cooked, prior to their application to the pan or tray.

In the ice of planked foods, it is customary to heat the plank and to apply the food to the heated plank. Ordinarily, the plank is Without means of maintaining the heat and radiation results inthe plank being cooled with the result that the food becomes cold. l'n the present invention I-have supplied protecting plate 30 which can rest on the shoulder or flange of the base and in order to prevent injury to the plank. by reason of the heated condition of the plate, an asbestos pad 31 may be placed on the plate prior to'the application of the plank which, during the service of food Will be placedin the base.

When a plank has been prepared for the servin of food in the usual way by heating,

the heat may be maintained therein. by the use of a stove and base constituting a part of tile subject matter of this invention and food may be kept palatable notwithstanding a. comparatively long time may elapse betvveen its preparation and consumption.

its stated, the nested pans may be em pioyed in very great nnmber of ways, and nitable cover 33 of course may be protitled which cover can be associated. with nested pans or with the plank since it Will he in: me interchangeable with relation to these elements.

claim l. in a cooking, heating and service device, a base having a shoulder intermediate its length. and an inclosing flange, a cleat on the bottom of the base having flange constituting a pocket, a stove body having a flange fitting under the flange of the cleat, a latch pivoted to the base and adapted to engage the flange of the stove, and a damper for (-Jontrolling the flame of the stove. 2. In a cooking, heating and service de vice, a base having a shoulder intermediate its length. and an inelosing flange, a cleat apertures adapted to aline with the apex? tures of the stove, and a damper rod for operating the damper.

3. In a cooking, heating and service device, a base having a shoulder intermediate its length and an inclosing flange, a cleat 'on the bottom of the base having a flange constituting a pocket, a stove body having a flange fitting under the flange of the cleat, a latch pivoted to the base and adapted to engage the flange of the stove, a damper for controlling the flame of the stove, a plate adapted to rest on the flange of the base, and a plank resting on said plate.

4:. In a cooking, heating and service device, a. base having a shoulder intermediate its length and an inclosing flange, a cheat on the bottom of the base having a flange constituting a pocket, a stove body having flange fitting under the flange of the cleat, a latch'pivoted to the base and adapted to engage the flange of the stove, a damper forbontrolling the flame of the stove, the

flange ot' the being adapted to support a plank or nested pans.

5. In a cooking, heating and service device, a base having shoulder intermediate its length and an inclosing flange, a plate on the bottom of the base having a flange constituting a pocket, a stove body having a flange fitting under the flange of the plate, a latch pivoted to the base and adapted to engage the flange of the stove, a damper for controlling the flame of the stove, a refractory pad on the plate, a plank resting on the pad and partially embraced by the flange of the base.

6. In a cooking, heating and service device, a base having a shoulder intermediate its length and an inclosing flange, a plate on the bottom of the base having a flange.

constituting a pocket, a stove body having a flange fitting under the flange of the plate, a latch pivoted to the base and adapted to engage the flange of the stove, a damper for controlling the flame of the stove, a plate adapted to, rest on the flanges of the base, a refractory pad in the plate, and a plank resting on said pad.

PERRY E. Sl EAKS. 

